Shore Morphology: An Element in Breakwater Design
An Analysis of Western North Atlantic Cetacean Strandings from 1978 to 1988: Implications of the 1987-88 Dolphin Die-Off
Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection for Virginia Beach, Virginia
Temporal and Spatial Variations in Shoreline Migration Rates, Metompkin Island, Virginia
Examination of historic shoreline position changes provides a mechanism for evaluating the influence of spatial and temporal variations in barrier island morphology on the long-term evolution...
Sediment Transport Processes at Sandbridge, VA
Sandbridge Beach is a primarily residential community located along a 7 km reach of narrow barrier beach. Rates of erosion in this area historically have been high, reaching as much as...
Disinfection of Wastewater Effluents with Electron Radiation
A full scale electron irradiation unit is being tested at the Virginia Key Wastewater Treatment Plant in Miami, Florida. On-going experimentation is evaluating the use of high energy electrons...
Interstate Water Management: Implications of Recent Virgina/North Carolina Conflicts
Attempts to expand the public water supply of the urbanized southeastern corner of Virginia by transferring water from an interstate river flowing from Virginia into North Carolina has...
Underwater Tunnel Inspection by Virginia Power Using a Submersible Robot
The Bath County Pumped Storage Station, has three large tunnels linking the upper and lower reservoirs. The 'Hydrover' submersible remotely operated vehicle (ROV)...
Vessel Induced Physical Effects in a Navigation Channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investigating ways to improve lockage efficiency at the Marmet Locks on the Kanawha River, West Virginia. A physical effects prediction model have been...
Underwater Tunnel Inspection by Virginia Power Using a Submersible Robot
The Bath County Pumped Storage Station, jointly owned by Virginia Power and Allegheny Power systems and operated by Virginia Power, has three large tunnels linking the upper and lower...
Intake Towers and Outlet Tunnels Adapted for Hydro
An intensive design project was undertaken with the objective of retrofitting two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) dam sites for hydroelectric power generation. The challenge of designing...
Design Considerations for a Penstock Located in an Outlet Tunnel at the Jennings Randolph Dam in West Virginia
The proposed production of hydropower at this flood control-recreation dam involves the installation of a 78 inch diameter steel penstock at the crown of the existing tunnel. The penstock...
Hydraulic Model Tests of Flow around Penstock Suspended inside the Tunnel for Design of a Small Hydro
The proposed hydropower project in the State of Virginia involves design and construction of a steel penstock hung from the crown of an existing outlet tunnel at this U.S. Army Corps of...
An Evaluation of the Applicability and Cost of Polyester Resin and Cementitious Grouts for the Installation of Rock Anchors at Hydro Projects
The success of two proposed hydropower projects in the States of Virginia, and West Virginia depended on the ability of a rock anchor system to support the penstocks at the crown of the...
Design and Installation Concepts for High Capacity Pump/Turbines
This paper discusses the pre-planned field welding and machining operations utilized for six (6) large pump/turbines, each capable of 508 MW at Virginia Power Company's Bath...
User Response to Automated Features of the Morgantown People Mover
Operation and Maintenance Experience-Morgantown PRT
Automated Position and Control Systems Using Lasers and Electromagnetic Signals
Positioning is a crucial area in the successful integration of CAD data into the construction process. This paper looks at several areas of positioning using lasers and electromagnetic...
Visual Scheduling
This paper presents a look at new innovative way to provide project schedule. The primary target is in visual scheduling presentation techniques. The systems presented include a system...
The WMATA Resident Engineer and the METRO Construction Team
This paper discusses the organization, mission and functions of the Resident Engineer and the other construction elements of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)....
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